Eugene Oregon

Aloha,
Well we are in Eugene Oregon just about 65 miles from our final destination and the dipping of the front tire in the Pacific Ocean. Amazing I am pretty much speechless and can't really give you any words right now but they will come.
So, this past week was tough I had a few moments of why did I torture myself. Eastern Oregon is a desert with Mountains way off in the distance we knew we had to climb through and around those mountains and they were spectacular. We have put in alot of miles in the last week trying to stay on our schedule we are on schedule.
Yesterday we had our last climb of the ride over Mckenzie Pass at 5300 some odd feet, it was a slow progression of about 16 miles. We left out of Sisters Oregon not knowing if we could get through the pass as the road was closed to all traffic when you get to the top and want to continue west. I told Ted let's just go! We did and we saw some other bikers they liked this road as not much car traffic and no cars at all after mile 9 to the top. They are doing major road construction. We cruised along and had a steady climb, I just kept thinking this is it no more climbing after this one. We got to the top and were stopped by the road construction guy and he said do you want to go over the top yes was my answer he said you can't I told him we would wait until you guys were done because I was not going back down and around the other way. He said ok, then go over there and wait with those other boys you will see those other boys in my pictures. We did and what an amazing area it was like being on the Big Island all mixed in with the Lava rock. We thought we were going to have to wait until 5pm to go down the other side but the sag wagon for the boys showed up on top with an escort vehicle, the Mom of one of the boys got a report that her sons bike was broken, but I think it was a ploy to get them down. so I went over and said if they are going we are going to, and he let us know that he could not say Yes as the road is closed and advised us to go back the other way. So we all left and had a most beautiful ride down about 11 miles of pure virgin forest of Oregon. What a ride! We made 89 miles last night and found a place to eat and sleep. We got up this morning and only had to ride 30 miles Ted and I were both happy about this as we are a little tired. Then all of a sudden a Van passed us and it was Fabian and his wife, telling us to pull over. We did and we met them for lunch. Fabian is the Guy who rode with us in the beginning and then his knee went bad. It was so fun to catch up with him and to meet his wife amber. We are now holed up in a hotel room here in Eugene resting and preparing for our last 65 miles tomorrow. It's Florence or Bust! So I will write again when we are finished.
So until then keep the rubber side down and enjoy the Ride,
Lisa